Don’t _____ women. They are as important as men for the development of society.
A. look up to B. look down upon
C. look out for D. look forward to
Mr. Wang would have continued to lead _____ poor life instead of changing his lifestyle if he hadn’t met Mr. Smith by _____ chance who was a businessman.
A. the; a B. a; the
C. a; / D. /; the
健康一直是人们关注的问题，请根据以下提示，以Health为题，谈谈你对健康的看法：
保持健康的重要性。
保持健康的方法。
多吃水果蔬菜，保持饮食平衡，避免高糖、高脂肪的食物;
多锻炼，健身强体;
摒弃不良习惯。
你自己的看法。
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下文中共有10处错误每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/\）。并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。
Dear Rom,
I’m very exciting to hear that you are coming to our school soon. Now let me to introduce our school to you. Our school is a very famously school with a long history. We have many experienced teacher and excellent equipment. There were two teaching buildings; one is for seniors and other is for juniors. There are two lab buildings or a library. Except Chinese, maths, English, physics and chemistry, we have some electives(选修课). The students can choose that they like to attend. We love our school. I am looking forward to meet you soon.
If you’re familiar with the story of the hare (野兔) and the tortoise（乌龟）, you know that the tortoise proved that perseverance is much more important than speed. 1. , but fewer people have the patience and perseverance of the tortoise. Here are some tips that can help you to improve your perseverance.
●Set goals and write them down.
If you don’t know what you want to accomplish, it’s hard to persevere(坚持) until you do. 2. instead of making many projects that may upset you
● 3. , and cross each step off the list as you complete it.
If you want to master the ability to cook German dishes, you’ll need to read cookbooks, study the recipes（食谱）, buy ingredients（食料） and practice making the dishes. Write down all these steps and remove each step as you go.
●Make a list of the rewards related to any project to encourage yourself to persevere.
When you want to lose 40 pounds, it may seem like a difficult goal. 4. . You can lower yourblood sugar or fit into your favorite pair of jeans（牛仔裤）. Keep those rewards in mind to encourage yourself to stick to your diet and exercise program.
●Imagine your success.
Take time each day to sit back, relax and picture the life you’ll lead once you’ve reached your goal. 5.Read them over several times a day to encourage yourself to keep going.
A. Like the hare, many people start off strong
B. Or you can write out a paragraph or two about how reaching your goal will change your life
C. You can’t lose weight only by going on a diet
D. Make a list of the steps needed to reach your goal
E. But there are big rewards for doing so
F. Choose one or two goals that are most important to you and work toward those
Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.
The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression. “Hot water” was used 500 years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle．
That no longer happens. But we still get in “hot water”. When we are in “hot water”, we are in trouble. It can be any kind of trouble---serious or not so serious. A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police. A young boy can be in hot water with his mother if he walks in the house with dirty shoes．
Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in hot water. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult position. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks without knowing anything about the stock market.
“To keep your head above water” is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt. A company seeks to keep its head above water during economic hard times. A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job．
“Water over the dam” is another expression about a past event. It is something that is finished. It cannot be changed. The expression comes from the idea that water that has flowed over a dam cannot be brought back again．
Another common expression, “to hold water”, is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from a way of testing the condition of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your argument can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and not worth debating.
“Throwing cold water” also is an expression that deals with ideas or proposals. It means that one doesn’t like an idea. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But your wife throws cold water on the idea because she says a new car costs too much.
This is our Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. It was written by Marilyn Christiano. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt. See you next time.
1.According to the passage, expressions about water __________.
A. are very common B. have unpleasant meanings
C. are very interesting D. are easy to understand
2.The expression “hot water” _________.
A. is not used nowadays
B. has a long history
C. means arguing with others
D. only means serious trouble
3.Which of the following expressions have the similar meaning?
A. “Throwing cold water” and “deep water”
B. “Hot water” and “water over the dam”
C. “Deep water” and “water over the dam”
D. “Hot water” and “deep water”
4.If you signed an agreement with Tom yesterday and want to change it now, Tom may say “_______”.
A. You should keep your head above water
B. You can’t throw cold water
C. It is water over the dam
D. Don’t be in deep water
5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Water
B. Expressions about water
C. Several common expressions
D. Water and everyday English
